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12:41

Coral worker was in the shop on her own

A man told how one of the bookmaker’s workers - a woman in her 50s - was in the shop on her own. He said: “Poor little bugger was scared to death. They must have known she’d be in there all by herself.

“I was here early doors just as it happened. I can’t collect my winnings. I won a few quid on the footy yesterday and they won’t let me have it.

“There were eight cop cars when I was here first thing.”

12:20

More pictures from the scene

More pictures from the scene (Image: Peter Harbour)

More pictures from the scene (Image: Peter Harbour)

More pictures from the scene (Image: Peter Harbour)

12:05

CSI are at the scene

Our reporter said: “Crime scene investigators are at the scene now. One has left carrying a brown evidence bag while another has been seen heading towards the rear of the block of shops.”

11:55

Humberside Police statement

A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said: “We were called at 10.30am today to reports of a robbery at a bookmakers on Marfleet Lane in Hull.

“We understand that no one has been injured in the incident and have now begun an investigation.

“We are in the early stages of our investigation and would ask that anyone who witnessed the incident or saw anything suspicious to call us on 101 quoting log 124 26/11/18.”

11:54

More police have entered the shop

Our reporter at the scene said “half a dozen” officers are in the betting shop - although it is not clear hat they are doing.

11:50

Rumours circulating that incident is an armed robbery

One woman who works in a shop on the same block as the bookies said: “All we know is what we’ve heard from people saying it’s an armed robbery but we’ve got no idea. We know nothing about it.”

11:46

Officers are carrying out door-to-door enquiries

Our reporter at the scene said police are now conducting door-to-door enquiries in Winchester Avenue.

11:43

Still no cordon

A cordon has still not been put in place, but customers are being turned away from the shop.

11:39

Man 'taken from garden'

One resident who lives just up the road said: “it looked like they just took him out of the garden.

“It just makes you think, you don’t know what’s going on.”

11:36

Police in Marfleet Lane

Police in Marfleet Lane

Police in Marfleet Lane

11:35

Pictures from the scene

Police in Marfleet Lane

Police in Marfleet Lane

Police in Marfleet Lane

11:35

Man put in back of police car

One man, who was talking to police outside the house, has been put in the back of a police car and left the scene.

11:34

Police in Marfleet Lane

11:32

Armed officers outside a house nearby

Five police cars have just pulled up outside a house a few hundred feet further up Marfleet Lane. A number of officers and armed officers are standing outside.

11:31

There has been a robbery

One police officer said: “there’s been a robbery in the bookies. We’ve got a description of him and we’re on the lookout for the offender.”

11:28

Waiting for police comment

We are waiting for a comment from Humberside Police with details of the incident.